Arnoud Okken

Arnoud Okken ( born April 20, 1982 in Doetinchem ) is a Dutch middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 -meter distance.

At the European Championships in Munich in 2002 he finished fifth. In 2003 he was at the World Indoor Championships in Birmingham sixth and retired at the World Championships in Paris / Saint- Denis in the lead, he finished fifth at the European Indoor Championships in Madrid in 2005 and came at the World Championships in Helsinki again does not go beyond the first round.

His biggest success is winning the gold medal at the European Indoor Championships 2007 in Birmingham. In the same year he failed at the World Championships in Osaka in the flow.

At the European Championships 2010 in Barcelona, ​​he finished fourth.

So far, he has been outdoors three times national champion over 800 m (2002, 2005, 2007 ) and twice more than 1500 m (2002, 2010), in the hall six times over 800 m (2002-2005, 2007, 2010 ) and even above 1500 m (2006).

Arnoud Okken is 1,79 m tall and weighs 65 kg. He is trained by Grete Koens and starts for Atletico '73.

Personal Best

  • 400 m: 47.84 s, June 16, 2002 Doetinchem
  • 800 m: 1:45,64 min, September 1, 2001, Beijing Hall: 1:46,27 min, 29 January 2005, Stuttgart
  • Hall: 2:18,75 min, February 11, 2007, Karlsruhe, Germany
  • Hall: 3:43,24 min, 7 March 2003 Linz
2002 European Athletics Championships 2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships 2005 World Championships in Athletics 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2010 European Athletics Championships 400 metres Middle-distance running#1000 m Lisse Kassel Mile run
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